ICYMI: With the weekend starting yesterday, came the larger numbers for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) opening flights. Flight 1E, which began at 11:00am, saw registration close with (114) entries (which was the largest field to that point). After the sixteen scheduled levels were played, a total of (14) players would reach the bagging process. Tournament regular Joseph Mancuso led the group with 285,500, earning himself the chip lead bonus.
The numbers grew even larger at night (6:00pm), as Flight 1F ended up with an official field of (142) entries. Play would pause with just under fifteen minutes remaining in Level 15, as the 10% mark was reached (15 players). The bagging process started at that point, with Shamir Patel packing up the largest stack (341,000).
Heading into the final day of starting flights, the $175 NLH ($100,000 GTD) has a tot al of (626) entries, with (69) players already having booked spots into tomorrow's Day 2. The prize pool has grown to $82,632, with only (132) entries needed to reach the posted number.
Tournaments: The starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) finish up today, as the month's first multi-day tournament grows even larger. These are the final opportunities to join the action, with players that successfully bag chips, returning tomorrow for Day 2. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that will last (25) minutes over the course of the tournament. Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the opening flights scheduled to play through Level 16 (or unless the 10% mark is reached before that point). The chip lead bonus is back in a big way, as the largest stack bagged from each flight, will earn a seat into the end of month $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD).
Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes. The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes. During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands. From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.
It should also be noted, that players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand. The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).
11:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1G ($100,000 GTD)
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1H ($100,000 GTD)
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
